Sitting inside a Tuscaloosa, Alabama, lunch spot 10 months ago, Joe Dickinson broke everything down for his latest protege Mac Jones.
Alabama’s quarterback had plenty of receiving weapons DeVonta Smith, John Metchie and Jaylen Waddle among others who could make his life easier.
The Crimson Tide had a strong running back in Najee Harris.
Then Dickinson said something intriguing for a February afternoon. If Jones wasn’t careful, he could fool around and win the Heisman Trophy.
Jones, in his bashful and humble manner, laughed it off. Surely, it was a joke.
But it wasn’t.
“I know what kind of level you can play at and I know your accuracy level,” Dickinson told Jones.
Turns out,